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I've sent tons of cards from home and never had a problem.... and I LOVE embelishments. So you probably won't have a problem. If a card is excesively heavy you probably should weigh it or take it in just in case. I picked up and old postal scale at a thrift store a while back for a buck- then went to the post office for a free pricing sheet to check any questionable items. So if you want to be safe you can do that... but for the most part you probably won't have any problems.
I every now and then receive a card that has a button or embellishment of some kind on it and the envelope is torn. I put a peice of bubble wrap in the envelope to protect it. As far as the postage, I just put another stamp on it just in case. And if the envy is a little bulky from the embellishment I write hand cancel on it.... Just in case....
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I save the thin cardboard boxes from cereal and things. I cut them to A2 size and slip in a piece orver the front of the card so the embellishments don't get hung up in the PO machines.
Once in awhile, I'll do a heavy one and I well go to the PO to mail. I also keep a stash of 4 and 10 cents stamps on hand. When in doubt. just slap one one and mail it.
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If I think the envelop feels heavier than normal, I add an extra stamp; if it is much thicker, I take it to the PO and have them check it with the little slot thing they have. Mostly though, I just follow advice I read on this site and put a piece of packaging tape across the back of the envelop where I can feel bumps from any metal, buttons, etc.
Whenever I make a hand made card to send through the mail, I ALWAYS write "hand cancel please" on the envelope UNDER the stamp. I figure this always protects my envelope and have sent over 200 cards, with nary a one having any problem once the recipient receives it. I put it in the mailbox at my home. If it is a bit heavier, I do add an extra stamp. (When I send out resumes, they are 5 pages, what with the experience, schooling, past jobs, introductory letter, and reference letter) and this was measured at the post office as being a regular .39 cent weight! Hope this helps!
I learned about putting packaging tape on the back of my envelopes (I face the front of the card to the back of the envie) to protect the embellishments, and it is a GREAT TIP! Thanks everyone! :-) LM
I learned on this site about putting packaging tape on the back of my envelopes (I face the front of the card to the back of the envie) to protect the embellishments, and it is a GREAT TIP! Thanks everyone! :-) LM
My solution to the problem of embellisments poking through the envy is to take a piece of cs cut to the size of the card and run it through a crimper (wavy, zig-zag, whatever you have). Then place this crimped piece over the face of the card and make sure that the crimped paper is at the back side of envelope when it goes in. This riffly cs protects the embellishments while it also keeps them from poking through the envelope. I have not had ANY problems since I started doing this and have discovered my stamping friends will return the crimped cs with their card to protect it on it's way to me! So, not only does it do the job - it's recycleable! :-D
Q:mailing cards with embellishments - special requ?
